Total Crime Rate

166.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 166.7 9/10
  • Public order 35.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 35.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.9 6/10
  • Other theft 6.0 5/10
  • Theft from the person 6.0 7/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kingsley Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Castle & Newnham , and the 70th highest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kingsley Road (MK40 3SE) in the last 12 months was 166.7 per 1,000 residents and was 20.6% lower than the Castle & Newnham average (210.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -69.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 71.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingsley Road (MK40 3SE), the main crime hotspot is near Russell Avenue. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kingsley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Beresford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kingsley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Beresford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Russell Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Russell Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longholme Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longholme Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kingsley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Longholme Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Longholme Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beresford Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Longholme Way —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rosamond Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shaftesbury Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shaftesbury Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shaftesbury Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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